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    Published: 02/9/10

    Transcript of News Conference by President Obama

    By  Bruce Drake

    NEWS CONFERENCEBY THE PRESIDENTJames S. Brady Press Briefing RoomFebruary 9, 2010; 1:38 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. I am glad to see that all of you braved the weather to be here. A little while ago I had a meeting with the Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and it went ...

    Published: 02/9/10

    Americans Say There's Enough Blame to Go Around for Partisanship

    By  Bruce Drake

    Fifty-eight percent of Americans say the Republicans are not doing enough to comprise with President Obama on important issues and 44 percent put the burden on Obama for not finding ways to work with the GOP, according to a Washington Post/ABC News poll conducted Feb. 4-8.But more Americans say ...

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    Published: 02/9/10

    Insurgent Debra Medina Shakes Up GOP Governor Race in Texas

    By  Bruce Drake
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    Following a series of elections where conservative activists, Tea Partiers, disgruntled independents and energized Republicans have shaken things up, a political neophyte in Texas is riding that same kind of wave and may affect the outcome of the race for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. Debra ...

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    Published: 02/9/10

    Scott Brown and the Palin Path: Will He Choose Brassy or Boring?

    By  Jill Lawrence
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    Scott Brown is at a crossroads. Does the new Massachusetts senator follow the celebrity path blazed by Sarah Palin, or adopt the lower-key political model favored by Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Al Franken when they were Senate newbies? As he starts his first week of senatorial votes and other ...

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    Published: 02/8/10

    Republicans May Skip White House Health Summit

    By  Patricia Murphy

    House Minority Leader John Boehner and the Republican whip, Rep. Eric Cantor, have notified the White House that Republicans may not participate in the president's bipartisan health care summit unless the ground rules of the meeting are changed. In a lengthy letter to White House Chief of Staff ...

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    Published: 02/8/10

    Spending Hawks Not So Hawkish About Cuts in Home Districts

    By  Christopher Weber

    Lawmakers who take a hard stand against federal spending are having a hard time reconciling that position when cuts are aimed at their home districts, The New York Times reported. It's a bipartisan problem, and a good example of how tough it is to control government spending and deficits. Many ...

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    Published: 02/7/10

    Obama Invites GOP to the Table on Health Care Reform Bill

    By  Bruce Drake
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    President Obama said Sunday he wants to include Republicans as well as Democrats in meetings aimed at trying to salvage the health care reform package stalled in Congress. Obama told CBS News' anchor Katie Couric in an interview taped before the Super Bowl that "I want to ask them [the Republicans] ...

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    Published: 02/6/10

    Scenes from the Tea Party: A Reporter's Notebook in Nashville

    By  Mary C. Curtis
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    The Birther Movement Lives Joseph Farah, editor of the conservative Website WorldNetDaily, opened his speech at the Tea Party convention in Nashville with jokes and questions about President Barack Obama's U.S. citizenship. To loud approval from the crowd, Farah said his dream is that if Obama seeks ...

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    Published: 02/6/10

    Invited to a Tea Party, Sarah Palin Speaks, but Will She Lead?

    By  Mary C. Curtis
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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tea Party movement may have a leader -- if she chooses to step up. Sarah Palin's Saturday night keynote address was definitely the hot ticket, and she is the one person who could unite the activist groups that have gathered for the first National Tea Party Convention. Palin ...

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    Published: 02/6/10

    Obama to Congress: Main Street Needs More Help

    By  Tom Diemer

    President Obama urged Congress on Saturday to put politics aside and pass a package of incentives, tax credits and refinancing assistance aimed at helping America's struggling small businesses -- "the places where most new jobs begin." "If anyone has additional ideas to support small businesses and ...

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